11.3 Unemployment rate by province 2008/III - 2007/III
| Year/Quarter | Change | |||
| 2008/III | 2008/II | 2007/III | 2008/III - 2007/III | |
| Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Percentage points (%) | |
| Province | ||||
| Whole country (incl. Åland) | 5,6 | 7,3 | 6,0 | -0,5 |
| Southern Finland | 4,9 | 6,1 | 4,9 | -0,1 |
| Western Finland | 5,5 | 7,1 | 5,9 | -0,4 |
| Eastern Finland | 6,9 | 9,9 | 9,4 | -2,5 |
| Oulu | 7,4 | 9,8 | 7,7 | -0,3 |
| Lapland | 7,5 | 11,7 | 8,8 | -1,3 |
Source: Labour force survey 2008, September. Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 21.10.2008
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. September 2008,
11.3 Unemployment rate by province 2008/III - 2007/III
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 31.10.2025].
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